Disciplines
Blackstone to invest £100m in HH Global
Investment firm Blackstone Tactical Opportunities is to make a £100m strategic minority equity investment in HH Global.
Printed.com rounds off £1m Ricoh spend; eyes international expansion
Printed.com has invested in seven Ricoh Pro 9210 engines and is looking to expand internationally in 2020.
Roland unveils desktop device for sensitive applications
Roland DG has launched what it claims is the world’s first flatbed desktop printer that can print safe inks onto food containers, children’s toys and medical equipment.
Antalis begins box production
Paper and packaging materials distributor Antalis has expanded its offering with a move into box manufacturing after installing a Kolbus Autobox AB.
Montgomery 'frontrunner' in race to buy JPI titles
One-time Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery has emerged as the frontrunner to buy the bulk of JPI Media's assets, according to reports.
Beginning a beautiful relationship
In the current trading climate most printers spend more time fretting about retaining their existing customer base than focusing on winning new customers. However, it’s a harsh commercial reality that...
Great fakes
Fakes, forgeries and fabrications give printers a bad name and the fear of forgery was one of the reasons behind the 1637 Star Chamber Decree designed to prevent “abuses in printing seditious,...
Paper tigers
These are changing times for pulp and paper makers. While mill and machinery closures across Europe and the UK have resulted in shrinking capacity, particularly for graphical paper grades, this has...
Keep it in the family
In 2004 the sales manager of the then named Bristol-based Baronial Labels, Paul Stokes, undertook a management buyout of the business along with his co-workers.
Q&A: Derek Maskell, sales consultant, Interket
Derek is bowing out and retires this month after more than 50 years in the industry. He’s 73 and has been in print-related employment since 1966. He’s married to Donna with two children and three...